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DOMAIN
REVOCATION POLICIES
of
ICANN ACCREDITED REGISTRARS
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IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
This
page is a work in progress. Additional registrars will be
added
as they become operational and post their domain name
dispute policies.
ICANN's proposed
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy will be considered for adoption at ICANN's
Annual Meeting in Los Angeles on November 4, 1999. The
revocation text of ICANN's Statement
of Registrar Accreditation Policy adopted March 4,
1999 is posted below.
For contrast
that provides both fairness and insight, see the the
Domain
Name Holders Bill of Rights and a Registry
Code of Ethics, posted by the Open Root
Server Confederation.
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ICANN
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DRAFT UNIFORM DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
RESOLUTION POLICY
Posted September 29, 1999
http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-29sept99.htm
 3.
Cancellations, Transfers,
and Changes. We will cancel, transfer or otherwise
make changes to domain name registrations under the
following circumstances:
- subject
to the provisions of Paragraph 8, our receipt of
written or appropriate electronic instructions
from you or your authorized agent to take such
action;
- our receipt of an order from a
court or arbitral tribunal, in each case of
competent jurisdiction, requiring such
action;
- our receipt of a decision of an
Administrative Panel requiring such action in
any administrative proceeding to which you were
a party (as explained in Paragraph 4 below);
and/or
- to comply with the resolution of
a dispute concerning your domain name under
another registrar's domain name dispute
resolution policy that is identical to this
policy in all material respects.
We may also cancel, transfer or
otherwise make changes to a domain name
registration in accordance with the terms of your
Registration Agreement or other legal
requirements.
7. Maintaining the Status Quo.
We will not cancel, transfer,
activate, deactivate, or otherwise change the
status of any domain name registration under this
Policy except as provided in Paragraph 3
above.
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ICANN
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STATEMENT OF REGISTRAR
ACCREDITATION POLICY
Adopted March 4, 1999
http://www.icann.org/policy_statement.html#IIIJ
J. Business Dealings, Including
with SLD Holders:
i. The SLD holder shall agree that
its registration of the SLD name shall be subject
to suspension, cancellation, or transfer by any
ICANN procedure, or by any registrar or registry
administrator procedure approved by ICANN, (1) to
correct mistakes by the registrar or the registry
administrator in registering the name or (2) for
the resolution of disputes concerning the SLD name.
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A+Net/Abacus
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- DISPUTE POLICY
- Posted September 22, 1999
http://www.names4ever.com/dp.html
7.
Revocation. The
registrant agrees that A+Net shall have the right
in its sole discretion to revoke, suspend, transfer
or otherwise modify a domain name registration upon
thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice, or
at such time as A+Net receives a properly
authenticated order from a court of competent
jurisdiction, or arbitration award, requiring the
revocation, suspension, transfer or modification of
the domain name registration.
15.Breach.
The registrant's failure to abide by any provision
under this Policy may be considered by A+Net to be
a material breach and A+Net may provide a written
notice, describing the breach, to the registrant.
If, within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
such notice, the registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to
A+Net, that it has not breached its obligations,
then A+Net may revoke registrant's registration of
the domain name. Any such breach by a registrant
shall not be deemed to have been excused simply
because A+Net did not act earlier in response to
that, or any other, breach by the registrant.
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BulkRegister
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UNIFORM DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
RESOLUTION POLICY
As Approved by ICANN on October 24,
1999) http://www.bulkregister.com/disputepolicy.html
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CASDNS, Inc.
a CORE
registrar
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REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
Posted July 20, 1999
http://www.casdns.net/agreement.htm
9. Breach
and Revocation. Any breach
by you of this Agreement or the Dispute Policy must
be remedied by you within 30 days of notice by
CORE. If you fail to cure the breach, CORE may
revoke your registration of the domain name.
You also agree that CORE shall have
the right in its sole discretion to revoke,
suspend, transfer or otherwise modify a domain name
registration upon seven (7) calendar days prior
written notice, or at such time as CORE receives a
properly authenticated order from a court of
competent jurisdiction, or arbitration award,
re-querying the revocation, suspension, transfer or
modification of the domain name registration.
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Internet Council of Registrars
(CORE)
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- DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
POLICY
- Posted September 8, 1999
- http://www.corenic.org/dispute-policy/CORE-dispute-policy.htm
7.
Revocation. The
registrant agrees that CORE shall have the right in
its sole discretion to revoke, suspend, transfer or
otherwise modify a domain name registration upon
thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice, or
at such time as CORE receives a properly
authenticated order from a court of competent
jurisdiction, or arbitration award, requiring the
revocation, suspension, transfer or modification of
the domain name registration.
15. Breach.
The registrant's failure to abide by any provision
under this Policy may be considered by CORE to be a
material breach and CORE may provide a written
notice, describing the breach, to the registrant.
If, within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
such notice, the registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to CORE,
that it has not breached its obligations, then CORE
may revoke registrant's registration of the domain
name. Any such breach by a registrant shall not be
deemed to have been excused simply because CORE did
not act earlier in response to that, or any other,
breach by the registrant.
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Domain Bank Inc.
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- DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
POLICY
- Undated
http://ru.domainbank.net/reg_dispute.cfm
7.
Revocation. The
registrant agrees that Domain Bank shall have the
right in its sole discretion to revoke, suspend,
transfer or otherwise modify a domain name
registration at such time as Domain Bank receives a
properly authenticated order from a court of
competent jurisdiction, or arbitration award,
requiring the revocation, suspension, transfer or
modification of the domain name registration.
15. Breach. The registrant's failure to abide
by any provision under this Policy may be
considered by Domain Bank to be a material breach
and Domain Bank may provide a written notice,
describing the breach, to the registrant. If,
within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
such notice, the registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to
Domain Bank, that it has not breached its
obligations, then Domain Bank may revoke
registrant's registration of the domain name. Any
such breach by a registrant shall not be deemed to
have been excused simply because Domain Bank did
not act earlier in response to that, or any other,
breach by the registrant
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Domain Direct
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Undated
http://signup.domaindirect.com/cgi-bin/info.cgi?ref=DDot99&id=178574431-CC99&do=terms
Spam Policy:
We reserve the right, in extreme circumstances, to
revoke without refund any domain name (services
E-mail Forwarding/Domain Forwarding) which, in our
judgement, has been used for any unlawful purpose,
including theft of email service, or as a source of
unsolicited bulk email or as an address to use for
replying to unsolicited bulk email.
. . . 5. Domain Direct will attempt
to avoid the registration of domain names that are
potentially disputable, but will not be held
responsible in the event that a dispute does arise.
Domain Direct is entitled to reject an application
which Domain Direct considers as being unsuitable
or likely to be involved in a trademark dispute.
. . . The applicant acknowledges
that any third party may, for whatever reason,
challenge the use by the applicant of the domain
name before an Administrative Domain Name Challenge
Panel (ACP) in accordance with the WIPO ACP rules.
The applicant further acknowledges that the
decisions of an ACP may determine rights of
applicant or other parties or both to the use of a
particular domain name, and that, with respect to
its right to use a particular domain name or names,
it will be bound by ACP decisions.
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DomainRegistry.com
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- DOMAIN REGISTRATION
FORM
- VERSION 8/99 - 8.7
- Posted August 20, 1999
https://www.domainregistry.com/register/
1. Domain
Name Registrations are always subject to Internic
rules, and applicable trademark law.
2.Registrant agrees that by
registration of a domain name, such registration
does not confer immunity from objection to either
the registration, or use of the domain name, and,
Registrant agrees that if the registration of its
domain name is challenged by any third party, the
Registrant will be subject to the provisions
specified in the (Internic)
Dispute Policy (a copy of
which is available from us upon request).
<See Network Solutions,
Inc.,
below.>
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eNOM, Inc.
a CORE
registrar
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NAME REGISTRATION TERMS and
CONDITIONS
Undated
http://www.enom.com/Terms.asp
Applicant
agrees that any disputes between Registrar and
applicant arising out of or relating to this
application or registration made upon this
application are to be settled by on-line
arbitration in accordance with the WIPO Expedited
Arbitration Rules.
The applicant acknowledges that, by
virtue of the provisions of the gTLD-MoU, any third
party may challenge the assignment to or use by the
applicant of the domain name before an
Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panel (ACP) in
accordance with the WIPO ACP Rules. The applicant
further acknowledges that the decisions of an ACP
may determine rights of applicant or other parties
or both to the use of a particular domain name, and
that, with respect to its right to use a particular
domain name or names, it will be bound by ACP
decisions.
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Internet Domain
Registrars
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DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
POLICY
August 12, 1999
http://www.registrars.com/domresources/dispute1.html
4. Revocation. We
will suspend, cancel, transfer or otherwise modify
Domain Name registrations in the following
circumstances:
- our
receipt of written or appropriate electronic
instructions from you or your authorized agent
to take such action;
- our receipt of an order from a
court or arbitral tribunal, both of competent
jurisdiction, requiring such action;
- our receipt of an order or
instructions requiring such action from an
Administrative Panel (as defined in paragraph 5
below) in any administrative proceeding to which
you were a party; and/or
- Our receipt of an order or
instructions requiring such action from an
administrative body or a dispute resolution
service provider to effect the terms of the
dispute policy of another registrar.
We may also suspend, cancel,
transfer or otherwise modify Domain Name
registrations in accordance with the terms of your
Registration Agreement.
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Melbourne IT
a CORE
registrar
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- REGISTRAR DISPUTE
POLICY
- Posted June 16, 1999
http://www.ina.com.au/policy/nsiagreement.html
14.
Revocation. Registrant
agrees that Melbourne IT may delete a Registrant's
domain name if this Registration Agreement, or
subsequent modification(s) thereto, contains false
or misleading information, or conceals or omits any
information Melbourne IT would likely consider
material to its decision to approve this
Registration Agreement.
17. Suspension, Cancellation,
Transfer. Registrant
agrees that registration of its domain name shall
be subject to suspension, cancellation or transfer
by any ICANN procedure, or by any registry
administrator procedure approved by ICANN policy:
- to correct mistakes by Registrar
or the registry administrator in registering the
domain name;
- or for the resolution of
disputes concerning the domain name.
11. Breach. Registrant agrees that failure to
abide by any provision of this Registration
Agreement or the Dispute Policy may be considered
by Melbourne IT to be a material breach and that
Melbourne IT may provide a notice, describing the
breach, to the Registrant. If, within thirty (30)
days of the date of such notice, the Registrant
fails to provide evidence, which is reasonably
satisfactory to Melbourne IT, that it has not
breached its obligations, then Melbourne IT may
delete Registrant's registration of the domain
name. Any such breach by a Registrant shall not be
deemed to be excused simply because Melbourne IT
did not act earlier in response to that, or any
other, breach by the Registrant. Notice may be
given by mail, facsimile or electronic means.
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N@me It Corporation
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- DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
POLICY
- Undated
- http://nameit.net/policies/disputepolicy.htm
7. Revocation. The registrant
agrees that nameIT shall have the right in its sole
discretion to revoke, suspend, transfer or
otherwise modify a domain name registration upon
thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice, or
at such time as nameIT receives a properly
authenticated order from a court of competent
jurisdiction, or arbitration award, requiring the
revocation, suspension, transfer or modification of
the domain name registration.
15. Breach. The registrant's
failure to abide by any provision under this Policy
may be considered by nameIT to be a material breach
and nameIT may provide a written notice, describing
the breach, to the registrant. If, within thirty
(30) calendar days of the date of such notice, the
registrant fails to provide evidence, which is
reasonably satisfactory to nameIT, that it has not
breached its obligations, then nameIT may revoke
registrant's registration of the domain name. Any
such breach by a registrant shall not be deemed to
have been excused simply because nameIT did not act
earlier in response to that, or any other, breach
by the registrant.
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NameSecure
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- DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE
POLICY
- Effective September 9, 1999
http://www.namesecure.com/services/dispute_policy.cfm
7.
Revocation. The
Registrant agrees that NameSecure.com shall have
the right to revoke, suspend, transfer or otherwise
modify a domain name registration at such time as
NameSecure.com receives a properly authenticated
order from a court of competent jurisdiction, or
arbitration award, requiring the revocation,
suspension, transfer or modification of the domain
name registration.
DISPUTE POLICY FAQs
http://www.namesecure.com/services/dispute_policy_faqs.cfm
6. What about this term in your
Registration Agreement that "you agree that we may,
in our sole discretion, delete or transfer your
domain name at any time"?
We hope we will never have to use
this term. It is in our Registration Agreement
simply to enable us to take action if we find no
other way to correct something that we feel needs
correction.
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NetNamesUSA
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- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
USE
- August 2, 1999
- http://www.netnamesusa.com/disclaimer.htm
All domain
name registrations that you order through NetNames
are subject to the following agreements. The first
is an agreement between you and NetNames. The other
is the agreement between you and the Network
Information Center (NIC) or other similar
organization responsible for overseeing the top
level domain under which you are seeking to
register a domain. When you order a domain name
through NetNames, you must agree to The terms and
conditions of both NetNames and the relevant
organization that grants the domain name that you
are seeking. If you contravene the terms and
conditions of either NetNames or the relevant NIC,
your domain could be suspended or deleted and other
Liabilities may follow. Please read both of these
agreements carefully. In this instance, the
relevant NIC is Network Solutions.
Any controversy or claim arising
out of or relating to this agreement or any breach
thereof will be settled by arbitration in the State
of New York, County of New York; in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the American
Arbitration Association. The Customer and Provider
agree to be bound by the award in arbitration and
judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of
competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party will
be entitled to reimbursement for costs,
disbursements, and reasonable attorneys'
fees.
C. Dispute Policy. Registrant agrees, as a condition
to submitting this Registration Agreement, and if
the Registration Agreement is accepted by NSI, that
the Registrant shall be bound by NSI's current
Dispute Policy.
M. Right of
Refusal. NSI, in its
sole discretion, reserves the right to refuse to
approve the Registration Agreement for any
Registrant. Registrant agrees that the submission
of this Registration Agreement does not obligate
NSI to accept this Registration Agreement.
Registrant agrees that NSI shall not be liable for
loss or damages that may result from NSI's refusal
to accept this Registration Agreement.
I. Breach.
Registrant agrees that failure to abide by any
provision of this Registration Agreement or the
Dispute Policy may be considered by NSI to be a
material breach and that NSI may provide a written
notice, describing the breach, to the Registrant.
If, within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing
such notice, the Registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to NSI,
that it has not breached its obligations, then NSI
may delete Registrant's registration of the domain
name. Any such breach by a Registrant shall not be
deemed to be excused simply because NSI did not act
earlier in response to that, or any other, breach
by the Registrant.
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Network
Solutions, Inc.
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- DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY (REV
03)
- Effective February 25, 1998
http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/dispute-policy.html
7.
Revocation. The
registrant agrees that Network Solutions shall have
the right in its sole discretion to revoke,
suspend, transfer or otherwise modify a domain name
registration upon thirty (30) calendar days prior
written notice, or at such time as Network
Solutions receives a properly authenticated order
from a court of competent jurisdiction, or
arbitration award, requiring the revocation,
suspension, transfer or modification of the domain
name registration.
15. Breach.
The registrant's failure to abide by any provision
under this Policy may be considered by Network
Solutions to be a material breach and Network
Solutions may provide a written notice, describing
the breach, to the registrant. If, within thirty
(30) calendar days of the date of such notice, the
registrant fails to provide evidence, which is
reasonably satisfactory to Network Solutions, that
it has not breached its obligations, then Network
Solutions may revoke registrant's registration of
the domain name. Any such breach by a registrant
shall not be deemed to have been excused simply
because Network Solutions did not act earlier in
response to that, or any other, breach by the
registrant.
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Register.com
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DISPUTE POLICY
Undated
http://www.register.com/dispute-policy.cgi?1|143777441
7.
Revocation. The
registrant agrees that Register.com shall have the
right in its sole discretion to revoke, suspend,
transfer or otherwise modify a domain name
registration upon thirty (30) calendar days prior
written notice, or at such time as Register.com
receives a properly authenticated order from a
court of competent jurisdiction, or arbitration
award, requiring the revocation, suspension,
transfer or modification of the domain name
registration.
15. Breach. The registrant's failure to abide
by any provision under this Policy may be
considered by Register.com to be a material breach
and Register.com may provide a written notice,
describing the breach, to the registrant. If,
within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
such notice, the registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to
Register.com, that it has not breached its
obligations, then Register.com may revoke
registrant's registration of the domain name. Any
such breach by a registrant shall not be deemed to
have been excused simply because Register.com
didnot act earlier in response to that, or any
other, breach by the registrant.
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9NetAvenue
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- NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. DOMAIN
NAME REGISTRATION AGREEMENT V. 4.0
- Posted August 10, 1999
http://www.9netave.net/park/internic.html
L.
Revocation. Registrant
agrees that NSI may delete a Registrant 's domain
name if this Registration Agreement, or subsequent
modification(s) thereto, contains false or
misleading information, or conceals or omits any
information NSI would likely consider material to
its decision to approve this Registration
Agreement.
C. Dispute Policy.
Registrant agrees, as a condition to submitting
this Registration Agreement, and if the
Registration Agreement is accepted by NSI, that the
Registrant shall be bound by NSI 's current Dispute
Policy.
I. Breach.
Registrant agrees that failure to abide by any
provision of this Registration Agreement or the
Dispute Policy may be considered by NSI to be a
material breach and that NSI may provide a written
notice, describing the breach, to the Registrant.
If, within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing
such notice, the Registrant fails to provide
evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to NSI,
that it has not breached its obligations, then NSI
may delete Registrant 's registration of the domain
name. Any such breach by a Registrant shall not be
deemed to be excused simply because NSI did not act
earlier in response to that, or any other, breach
by the Registrant.
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Abacus America
Names4Ever
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http://names4ever.com/agreement.html
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AW Registry
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http://www.awregistry.net/use.html
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Bulk Register
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http://www.bulkregister.com/agreement.html
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Domain Bank
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http://www.domainbank.net/reg_agreement.cfm
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Dotster
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http://www.dotster.com/Register/Agreement/
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E-Nom, Inc.
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http://www.enom.com/agreement.asp
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Internet Domain
Registrars
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Assignment. You shall not assign,
sub-license or transfer your rights or obligations
under this Agreement to any third party without the
prior written consent of IDR.
www.registrars.com/disputepolicy/
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PSI Net-Japan
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http://www.psi-domains.com/psira.html
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Register.com
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http://www.register.com/service-agreement.cgi?1|1195590377|
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Signature Domains
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http://www.signaturedomains.com/agreement.jsp
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TierraNet
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https://www.domaindiscover.com/agreement.shtml - Can
license to third parties.
https://www.domaindiscover.com/dispute_resolution_policy.shtml
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Total Web Solutions
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
July 1, 1998
http://www.totalwebsolutions.com/terms/
4 The Customer's Responsibilities.
4.3 The customer agrees not to
upload any material which would be considered to be
contrary to public decency and morality. TWS
reserve the right to randomly inspect Web sites and
in the event that any unauthorised material has
been uploaded to that Web site, TWS reserve the
right to inform the authorities and to terminate
this contact forthwith. Uploaded material would
expressly include pornographic, barbaric and
overtly tasteless material.
8 Termination of this contract by
TWS. 8.1 If the
customer does not pay any charge when due or breaks
this contract in any other way TWS can terminate
this contract immediately without the requirement
of prior notification.
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Virtual Internet, Ltd.
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TERMS OF BUSINESS -
ref: TOB vi
August 5, 1999
http://www.vi.net/pdf_docs/Terms-logo.PDF
Domain Name
Registration: 3) We
accept no responsibility in respect of the use of a
domain name by you and any dispute between you and
any other individual or organizaition regarding a
domain name must be resolved between the parties
concerned and we will take no part in any such
dispute. We reserve the right, on our becoming
aware of such a dispute, at our sole discretion and
without giving any reason, to either suspend or
cancel the domain name, and/;or to make appropriate
representations to the relevant naming
authority.
Termination: 13) We may terminate this agreement
upon written notice if you breach any of these
terms and you fail to correct the breach within
thirty (30) days following written notice from us
specifying the breach, or if you are a company you
go into insolvent liquidation, or if ou are a
person you are declared bankrupt.
14) On termination of the
agreement, we shall be entitled immediately to
block your Web Site and to remove all data located
on it. We will hold such data for a period of 14
days and allow you to collect it at your expense,
failing which we shall be entitled to delete all
such data.
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